Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Montreal
Competitors	88 (83 men, 5 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Hrvoje Horvat
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
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Serbia (1912, 2008–)   Croatia (1992–)   Slovenia (1992–)   Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)   Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)   North Macedonia (1996–)   Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)   Montenegro (2008–)   Kosovo (2016–)

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports. ^[1]

On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag. ^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Matija Ljubek	Canoeing	Men's 1000m Canadian Singles
Gold	Momir Petković	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Silver	Tadija Kačar	Boxing	Men's Light Middleweight
Silver	Ivan Frgić	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Silver	Krešimir Ćosić Dražen Dalipagić Mirza Delibašić Blagoja Georgievski Vinko Jelovac Željko Jerkov Dragan Kićanović Andro Knego Zoran Slavnić Damir Šolman Žarko Varajić Rajko Žižić	Basketball	Men's Team Competition
Bronze	Matija Ljubek	Canoeing	Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
Bronze	Ace Rusevski	Boxing	Men's Lightweight
Bronze	Slavko Obadov	Judo	Men's Middleweight (80 kg)

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Bojan Postruznik – 2421 points (→ 9th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 400 metres

• Josip Alebić

• Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Luciano Sušanj

• Heat — 1:47.82
• Semi Final — 1:47.03
• Final — 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)

• Milovan Savić

• Heat — 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Dušan Janićijević

• Heat — 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Danial Temim

• Qualification — 2.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Nenad Stekić

• Qualification — 7.82m
• Final — 7.89m (→ 6th place)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

• Vinko Galušić — 1:34:46 (→ 24th place)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round

• Yugoslavia – Puerto Rico 84:63 (38:29)
• Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia 99:81 (51:43)
• Yugoslavia – United States 93:112 (55:51)
• Yugoslavia – Italy 88:87 (41:57)
• Yugoslavia – Egypt 20:0 b.b.

• Semifinals

• Yugoslavia – Soviet Union 89:84 (42:42)

• Final

• Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Medal

• Team Roster

• Blagoja Georgievski
• Dragan Kićanović
• Vinko Jelovac
• Rajko Žižić
• Željko Jerkov
• Andro Knego
• Zoran Slavnić
• Krešimir Ćosić
• Damir Šolman
• Žarko Varajić
• Dražen Dalipagić
• Mirza Delibašić

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Ace Rusevski → Bronze Medal
  • First round
    • Defeated Gerard Hamill (IRL) 4–1
  • Second round
    • Defeated Roberto Andino (PUR) RSC-3
  • Third round
    • Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) 5–0
  • Quarterfinals
    • Defeated Yves Jeudy (HAI) RSC-2
  • Semifinals
    • Lost to Howard Davis (USA) 0–5

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.

Sprint

• Vlado Fumić — 21st place

1000m time trial

• Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)

Individual pursuit

• Bojan Ropret — 22nd place

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster

• Boško Lozica
• Damir Polić
• Dejan Dabović
• Đuro Savinović
• Dušan Antunović
• Miloš Marković
• Ozren Bonačić
• Predrag Manojlović
• Siniša Belamarić
• Uroš Marović
• Zoran Kačić

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Yugoslavia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
2. Istaknute akcije hrvatskih emigranata Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database